Concerts
John Reischman's famed 1924 Gibson Lloyd Loar mandolin
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John Reischman and the Jaybirds
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Saturday, March 28
7:00 pm
Cafe Amici
1640 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT
Only two $35 advance tickets left...
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​Joe K. Walsh and Red Skies
Saturday, April 18, 7:30 PM
Neighborhood Music School
100 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT
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Tickets $25 adult, $10 student
​​Four of bluegrass' most talented musicians, in one powerhouse band!
Joe Walsh, mandolin
B.B.Bowness, banjo
Alex Rubin, guitar
Steve Roy, bass
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​​​Bob and Sarah Amos
w/ Bob Dick, mandolin​
​Sunday, May 3, 2026
Outdoor concert
166 Mather Street, Hamden, CT
Tickets $30
Bring chair and refreshments.​​​
Podcast
Just recorded the 75th episode!
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David Benedict​
David Benedict is Grammy-nominated mandolinist. After 3 years with Missy Raines, he joined Mile Twelve, who were 2017 IBMA Momentum Award winners. David was voted a 2018 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year, and was a 2019 Grammy nominee.
He might be even more well known for his You Tube channel, featuring his weekly series Mandolin Mondays, intervews, podcasts, as well as free in-depth mandolin lessons.
You can check out his great
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He talked at length about his musical story, the mandolin with all its quirks, favorite artists, and lots of ideas about new acoustic music.
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Podcast episodes
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Guitar: Luke Bulla, David Grier, Clay Hess, Caroline Owens, Amanda Cook, Dan Tyminski, Bryan Sutton, Danny Paisley, Trey Hensley, Michael Daves, Larry Sparks, Peter Rowan, Mason Via, Grant Gordy, Chris Eldridge, Phil Rosenthal, Shawn Camp, Ben Garnett, Larry Cordle, Jake Workman, Greg Blake, Jake Eddy, Russell Moore, David Peterson, Josh Williams
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Mandolin: Doyle Lawson, Rhonda Vincent, John Reischman, Mike Compton, Jesse Brock, Joe K. Walsh, Sierra Hull, Tim O'Brien, David Grisman, C.J. Lewandowski, Wyatt Ellis, Jesse Cobb, David Benedict
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​Fiddle: ​Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Michael Cleveland, Luke Bulla, Jason Carter, Deanie Richardson, Richard Greene, Tammy Rogers, Maddie Denton, Becky Buller, Darol Anger, Austin Scelzo, Gene Lowinger, Brittany Haas
​​Banjo: Tony Trischka, Max Wareham, Cathy Fink, Ron Stewart, Brenna MacMillan, Pete Wernick, Kyle Tuttle, Kristin Scott Benson
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​Bass: Missy Raines, Todd Phillips, Mark Schatz, Jon Weisberger, Ronnie Simpkins, Shelby Means, Vickie Vaughn, Alice Gerrard, Trish Imbrogno, Mark Hembree
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​​Dobro: Justin Moses, Rob Ickes, Jerry Douglas​
​Duos: Kenny & Amanda Smith, The Honey Dewdrops ​​​​​​​​​​​
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Bluegrass Jams
Best Video bluegrass jam
Sunday, March 22, 3 pm
Best Video, 1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden
Free and open to all, to play or listen.
Past Show Photos
Wyatt Rice and Rob Ickes
​Enjoying a chuckle at one of the 4 Tony Rice Unit concerts here!
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Connecticut Bluegrass Association for live music, jams, and CT bluegrass happenings.
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Contact Us
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